Hackney Museum

Hackney Museum brings the world to your doorstep! We are a family friendly community museum exploring the long history of migration and settlement in Hackney, through objects, interactive displays and oral histories. There is always something new to see at Hackney Museum in our two temporary exhibition spaces, with displays changing every four months. We also offer a year-round programme of adult events, family workshops and formal and informal learning.

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Hackney Museum's collections are broad. They include objects that relate to the local area's history, such as a Saxon log boat which is 1000 years old. We also collect objects that relate to communities' lives in Hackney, such as a set of Vietnamese painted fingernails. Finally we collect objects that relate to communities' lives in their countries of origin, such as a Nigerian catapult.

Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

Exhibition (temporary)

Island to Island: Journeys through the Caribbean

3 October 2017 — 13 January 2018

This exhibition presents a visual journey through the English-speaking Caribbean with stunning photographs taken over the past sixty years.Through the work of photographer Tim Smith, explore how the region's multicultural history has shaped the distinctive cultures found across the Caribbean today.This exhibition also shares rare images of everyday life in the 1950s and 1960s, and personal memories from Hackney residents connected to the Caribbean.

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Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.

Late opening

Exhibition Launch: Island to Island - Journeys through the Caribbean.

5 October 2017 6-7:45pm

Join us for drinks and nibbles to celebrate the launch of our new temporary exhibition Island to Island: Journeys through the Caribbean.There will be speeches from 6.30pm with Deputy Mayor Councillor Anntoinette Bramble, Councillor Carole Williams and photographer Tim Smith.

Caribbean Memories: Coffee Morning

Reminisce and share stories about the Caribbean, from memories of childhood, visiting relatives or holiday experiences. Suitable for adults, Caribbean elders encouraged!

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Not suitable for children

Lecture, talk or reading

Caribbean Through a Lens

19 October 2017 6:30-7:45pm

Join photographer Tim Smith for an illustrated talk about the exhibition Island to Island: Journeys through the Caribbean. Discover how growing up in the Caribbean shaped his career, and hear the stories of migration and identity that have influenced his work.

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#BlackArtMatters (Island Hoppers)

Discover the sights, sounds and stories of the Caribbean and create your own posters and flags with storytellers and artists.

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Family friendly

Especially for children

Lecture, talk or reading

#BlackHistoriesMatter

28 October 2017 2-5pm

African and Caribbean people have lived in Hackney for hundreds of years. Join Young Hackney for a museum takeover revealing the poetry, petitions and protests of African and Caribbean young people in the past that have shaped Hackney today.

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Any age

Workshop, club or activity

Race, Place and Photography in Hackney

2 November 2017 6-7:30pm

Come and share your photographs, memories or personal items that you associate with home, arrival and belonging. Together with local artist Ekua McMorris, look at how different communities have shaped Hackney starting with African and Caribbean experiences.

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16-17

18+

Admission

Free admission, booking essential via Eventbrite

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Black British music in Hackney

9 November 2017 6-7:30pm

Music lovers come share your stories, memories or memorabilia of Black British music in Hackney! Help Hackney Museum find out more about the people, places and events that have shaped the sounds of the borough for a special exhibition in October 2018.

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Admission

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Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.

Paper-based and downloads

A Resource Pack for Teachers

The pack is aimed at Key Stage 1, 2 and Special Educational Needs (SEN) teachers. It is designed to support a visit to Hackney Museum and contains background information on all the displays. The pack contains an information booklet to guide you through the displays and activities available at the museum, and worksheets, discussion, role-play and photo cards – packed full of good ideas on how to prepare and follow up on your visit.For a copy of the teachers pack or for information on the free educational workshops designed to compliment the National Curriculum contact the Education Officer on 02083562529.

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Hackney Museum

How to obtain

Call Hackney Museum's Education Officer on 020 8356 2529 or pick one up from the museum front desk.

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Telephone

020 8356 2509

All information is drawn from or provided by the venues themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.